Tips to Make Family Vacations Affordable and Fun
Or How to Stay Sane During a 12-Hour Drive While Stuck In the Car with 3 Children

07/17/2013

PEI's Disney World

Around the
middle of the week, we needed to take a little break from “all things Anne” and
decided to try a real tourist trap – I mean attraction – that the girls had
been begging us to visit.

So, we headed
to the Sandspit.

The Sandspit
boasts on its website as being the largest amusement park on Prince Edward
Island. What it reminded me of is one of those old-fashioned small amusement
parks. You know, like one of those small amusement parks situated on a
boardwalk with the little kiddie rides that go around and around in a circle.

It was a small
enough amusement park, that My Chandler and I had no problems letting Peanut
and Sweet Pea go off on their own to ride some of the bigger “kiddie” rides. I
had no problems, because I could situate myself in just the right spot in the
park where I could see from one end to another!

But, even
though it was small and the rides weren’t overly thrill-seeking rides, they
were familiar fun rides and it was a great way to spend an afternoon with a
family.

The
Tilt-a-Whirl, the burlap bag slides, the bumper cars and the thriller coaster
were all hits with the bigger girls. Especially the coaster!

Pumpkin more
enjoyed the calmer rides like the ball pit, the horse and buggy ride that goes around in a circle and the miniature train ride.

My Chandler
even gamely went on the bumper cars with all three girls at one point.

The inner child
came out on that ride!

This definitely
was no Disney World. Heck, it wasn’t even a Six Flags or Busch Gardens. But, it
kept the Road Trip Family entertained for a couple of hours.